castoff vs wasting

castoff

noun
  • Something that has been rejected or discarded; a reject. 

adj
  • discarded, rejected. 

wasting

noun
  • The act by which something is laid waste; destruction. 

  • Gradual deterioration or wasting away. 

adj
  • Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass. 

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